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Historical Castro markers finalized

Before 1776 – The native Yelamu people live nearby in the village of Chutchui, relocating each winter to the bayside village of Sitlintac. A creek…

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This Week in SF Gay History: October 27 – November 2

November 1, 1937 On this date in 1937, Tom Waddell, Olympic athlete and founder of the Gay Games who is now honored on the Castro’s…

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NPS identifies potential LGBT heritage sites

The National Park Service has identified hundreds of potential sites of LGBT interest for consideration for national landmark status, according to an article in this…

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This Week in SF Gay History: October 20 – 26

October 24, 1998 On this date in 1998, Horst Hans Grahlmann, owner of Uncle Bert’s in the Castro as well as the Rainbow Cattle Company…

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Castro historical plaques to be unveiled

The 20 plaques featuring historical snippets about the Castro neighborhood’s history are slated to be unveiled today at a 6:00 p.m. ceremony at Harvey Milk…

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Historical plaques coming to the Castro

Another historical element to the Castro’s sidewalk widening project is scheduled to be unveiled in early October: a series of 20 plaques inscribed with a factoid…

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Leonard Matlovich (1943 – 1988)

On September 8, 1975, Leonard Matlovich appeared on the cover of Time magazine with the headline, “I Am a Homosexual,” catapulting him into the national…

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The plaque honoring Gertrude Stein will be unveiled with 19 other Rainbow Honor Walk honorees on September 2, 2014.
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Rainbow Honor Walk about to be unveiled

The Bay Area Reporter has more about the impending unveiling of the Rainbow Honor Walk that we reported on recently. The official unveiling ceremony is…

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